Bin structure



Jan. 10, 1939. J. H. NOGGLE BIN STRUCTURE Filed April 15, 1937 59 Snyomiow Jose h H. No le Tia--6 P Patented Jan. 10, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application April 15,

8 Claims.

The present invention relates broadly to storage devices, and specifically to bins having a tiltable and vertically slideable pocket.

In the past, tilting bins, such as are used in kitchen cabinets, store counters, and the like, have been universally provided with either a fixed hinge at the bottom of the bin pocket near the front edge thereof, or else have been provided with a separable hinge at the same location. Bins constructed with hinges of this nature have had a limited degree of usefulness, and the present invention has been devised to overcome the hinge limitations of the prior bin structures.

Accordingly, among the objects of the present invention is the pro-vision of a bin which has no fixed location hinge.

Another object is the provision of a bin having a housing portion and a pocket portion, the pocket portion being adapted for tilting forward about its lower front bottom edge without the use of a fixed hinge.

Another object is to provide a bin having a housing and pocket portion wherein the pocket portion may not only be tipped forward about its front bottom edge to provide an initial open position, but said bin is also constructed for simultaneous vertical and forward sliding of the pocket to different positions, including substantially horizontal.

A further object is to provide a bin with housing and pocket wherein the pocket may be slid upward from horizontal position for removal of same for cleaning, or the like.

A still further object is the provision of means whereby the bins may be mounted in adjacent horizontal rows on a suitable flat substantially vertical surface, and yet permit the pocket of each, so far as the other bins are concerned, to be readily removed for cleaning, or the like.

A still further object is the provision of a bin that is simple, economical to construct, and easy to use.

Further objects and advantages will appear as the description proceeds.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the invention, then, consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims, the annexed drawing and the following description setting forth in detail certain means for carrying out the invention, such disclosed means illustrating, however, but several of various ways in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawing;

1937, Serial No. 136,985

Figure 1 is a schematic side view of a bin constructed according to the present invention and showing different positions of the pocket.

Figure 2 is a front view of one form of the bin housing with the pocket removed.

Figure 3 is a side view of the bin housing shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4. is a view of the pocket looking into the open top thereof.

Figure 5 is a view of the corner of the pocket taken along the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a modified form of the upper back edge of the housing shown in Figure 3.

Figure 7 is another modification similar to Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a modified form of the front upper edge of the housing shown in Figure 3.

While the present invention may consist of a single housing with several pockets therein, in its simplest form the bin 6 consists of a single hous ing l with a pocket 2 moveable to various positions, several of which are shown in Figure 1. The pocket 2 may be provided on the outer edges of its back wall 3 with a suitable catch stop 4. This catch stop may be in the form of attached pieces, or the like. In simplest construction, however, where the pocket is made from sheet metal, the catch stop 4 may be formed by cutting a short slit in the back wall 3 of the pocket 2 at each edge thereof and then turning the points above the slit inward, as is shown in Figures 1 and 4. The catch stop 4 thus produced is adapted to engage the upper ends of the front slide members 5 of the housing I, as is shown in Figure 1 with the pocket in its intermediate position. With the pocket in this intermediate position, it is to be noted that the lower front corner of the pocket 2 has been slid upward on the front slide members 5 of the housing I. To permit this vertical sliding motion, the junction of the front wall I and bottom wall 8 of the pocket 2 has a suitable notch 9 at each edge through which front slide members 5 of the housing I are adapted to pass and freely slide. Instead of a notch 9, any suitable member acting in like manner may be used.

One form of pocket construction, as is shown in Figure 4, consists of a single sheet of metal the number of positions that it is desired to have the pocket assume in use. The ends of the pocket 2 may be formed, for instance, by means of end pieces In and H. These end pieces l0 and II may be fastened to the pocket in any conventional manner, and to facilitate this, they may be flanged along the back, bottom, and front edges to provide a surface facilitating soldering, spot welding, or the like, to members 3, 8, and 1 of the pocket.

The housing I of the bin 6 may be made with a full back member I! if desired, but for many purposes such, for instance, as the handling of bolts, screws, nails, or the like, an open-back construction, as is shown in Figure 2, may be used. This type of construction effects a saving in material, is easily formed, and provides overlap ing corners which may be soldered or welded to form an exceedingly rigid housing I for the bin 6. The upper and lower back members l2 and I3 of the housing I (Fig. 2) are preferably provided with means for fastening same to a wall. Hooks, pointed nail-like projections, or the like, may be used for this purpose, but in simplest construction, openings M are provided for the reception of mounting screws, bolts, or nails. The upper front edge of the housing 9 and the upper ends of each of the front slide members 5 may be cut away at l5, as is shown in Figures 2 and 3, to permit the entrance of the pocket 2 into the housing through notches 9 of the pocket 2, which interengage front slide members 5 of the housing I. To facilitate the reception of the pocket 2 into the housing I, the top of the housing I at its front upper edge is preferably cut back deeper than the thickness of front slide members 5, and normally to a depth back of members 5 at least equal to the thickness of bottom R of the pocket 2.

A modified form of the front upper ed e of the housing I is shown in Figu e 8. With this type of construction. the front slide members 5a may be continued to the top of the housing I, and top panel l6 cut back along its front edge to provide an opening for the insertion of the pocket 2, as has been described above.

Where the bins 6 are to be mounted in vertical rows, and it is desired to facilitate the removal of the pocket 2 of each bin 5 for emptying, cleaning, or the like, this may be accomplished in various waysfor instance, as is shown in Figure 6, the upper back member l2 instead of being straight, may be provided with a folded edge [2a. This will project the front top edge of the bin 6 slightly forward of the front bottom edge of the next adjacent higher bin 6, and thus permit the pocket 2 of the lower bin when tilted to hori-' zontal position to be slid upward for removal. A modification of the folded edge lZa of Figure 6 is shown in Figure '7 where the top edge instead of being folded is formed with an oifset 52?). This offset is adapted to function in similar manner to the folded edge l2a of the construction shown in Figure 6. These are typical of the many equivalent constructions of the housing which produce the effect of a sloping front bin with the top front edge of the housing i stand-- ing out sufficiently further from the mounting surface than the bottom front edge to permit the pocket 2 to be easily removed or replaced in the housing.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employed instead of those explained, change being made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the following claims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention:

1. In a bin, the combination of a housing having front slide members with the upper ends thereof cooperating with the front upper edge of said housing to provide an opening for the reception of a pocket, and a pocket fitting said housing member and provided at the junction of its front and bottom walls with a means adapted to slideably receive the front slide members of the housing.

2. In a bin, the combination which comprises a pocket and an open front housing, said housing being so constructed that when it is mounted on a suitable surface, the upper front edge of said housing will project substantially further from said mounting surface than the lower front edge, front slide members on the side edges of said housing, the upper ends of said slide members cooperating with the upper edge of said housing to provide an opening for the reception of a pocket, and a pocket fitting said housing and provided at the bottom of its front wall with a means adapted to slideably engage the front slide members of the housing.

3. In a bin, the combination of a housing having front slide members with the upper corners thereof cooperating with the front upper edge of said housing to provide an opening for the reception of a pocket, a pocket adapted to fit said housing member, said pocket being provided with means at the lower edge of its front wall for slideably engaging the front slide members of the housing, and means on the back Wall of said pocket for contacting said front slide members of the housing when the pocket is tipped to one of its open positions.

4. In a bin, the combination of a housing having front slide members with the upper corners thereof cooperating with the front upper edge of said housing to provide an opening for the reception of a pocket, a pocket adapted to fit said housing member, said pocket being provided with means at the lower edge of its front wall for slideably engaging the front slide members of the housing, and a catch stop on each of the side edges of the back wall of said pocket adapted to engage the upper ends of said front slide members to hold the pocket in inclined position and yet allow the pocket to be slid into the housing of the bin with only the front wall of the pocket outside of same.

5. In a bin. the combination of a housing having front slide members with the upper ends thereof terminating a short distance below the plane of the underface of the upper panel of said housing, a pocket fitting said housing member and provided at the junction of its front and bottom walls with an open corner portion adapted to slideably receive the front slide members of the housing, and at least one catch stop on the back wall of said pocket adapted to engage with the upper end of a front slide member to hold the pocket in inclined position and yet permit same to be disengaged and allow the pocket to be slid into the housing of the bin with only the front Wall of the pocket outside of same.

6. In a bin, the combination of a housing having front slide members with the upper ends thereof cut away and cooperating with the front edge of the upper end of said housing to provide an opening for the reception of a pocket, a pocket fitting said housing member and provided at the junction of its front and bottom walls with a cut-away corner portion adapted to slideably receive the front slide members of the housing, at least one catch stop on the back wall of said pocket adapted to engage with the upper end of a front slide member to hold the pocket in inclined position and yet permit same to be disengaged and allow the pocket to be slid into the housing of the bin with only the front wall of the pocket outside of same, and means on the back of the bin housing adapted for use in anchoring same to a suitable surface.

'7. In a bin, the combination of a housing having front slide members with the upper ends thereof cut away and cooperating with the front edge of the upper end of said housing to provide an opening for the reception of a pocket, a pocket fitting said housing member and provided at the junction of its front and bottom walls with a cut-away corner portion adapted to slideably receive the front slide members of the housing, at least one catch stop on the back wall of said pocket adapted to engage with the upper end of a front slide member to hold the pocket in inclined position and yet permit same to be disengaged and allow the pocket to be slid into the housing of the bin with only the front wall of the pocket outside of same, means on the back of the bin housing adapted for use in anchoring same to a suitable surface, and means on the upper edge of the back wall of the bin housing to hold same at the upper edge thereof forward from said surface to facilitate the removal of the pocket.

8. In a bin, the combination of a housing having front slide members with the upper corners thereof cooperating with the front upper edge of said housing to provide an opening for the reception of a pocket, a pocket adapted to fit said housing member, said pocket being provided with means at the lower edge of its front wall for slideably engaging the front slide members of the housing, the two side walls of said pocket being set inward from the outer side edges thereof an amount at least slightly greater than the width of the front slide members of the housing, and a catch stop on each of the side edges of the back wall of said pocket adapted to engage the upper ends of said front slide members to hold the pocket in inclined position and yet allow the pocket to be slid into the housing of the bin with only the front wall of the pocket outside of same.

JOSEPH H. NOGGLE. 

